पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 27, 1972 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।

"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2029 Krodhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1379

Malayalam Era: 1148

Nanakshahi: 503

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.41°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	177.20°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	56.94°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	346.88°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	255.48°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	57.98°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	42.46°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:33 – 15:11
Yamaganda	05:25 – 07:03
Gulika Kāla	08:41 – 10:18
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:25 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:03 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:41 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:18 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:11 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:49 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:26 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:49 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:11 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:56 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:18 – 02:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:41 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:03 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852969.27
Julian Day	2441434.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4663°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	163.65°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.4663°), declination 13.81°, EoT 2.33 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1972-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)